Re: Setting the "Open with" attribute on a file
Re: Setting the "Open with" attribute on a file
- Subject: Re: Setting the "Open with" attribute on a file
- From: Michael Rothwell <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 20:47:32 -0400
I peeked in the resource fork for a file that I set to open with VLC,
and the string /Applications/VLC.App appears in there. So, it seems
that I need to write a resource to a file's resource fork to set it
to open in VLC by default. Anyone know of a utility that will
enumerate the contents of a resource fork? Looking at it in a hex
editor is useful, but just a little tedious.
On Jun 2, 2005, at 11:09 AM, Sean McBride wrote:
On 2005-06-01 21:21, Michael Rothwell said:
I have a program that creates an MPEG file that I wish to open in VLC
by default, rather than in Quicktime. How might I set the "open with"
attribute for the MPEG file from within my program? I can "Get Info"
on the file and set it there, so there must be some method for doing
it that I am overlooking.
The rules that govern which app opens a given kind of file are
determined
by Launch Services. The rules changes between OS releases. You might
start by looking at:
<http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Conceptual/
LaunchServicesConcepts/LSCIntro/chapter_1_section_1.html>
Perhaps setting your file's creator to VLC's creator would do the
trick,
assuming VLC specifies a creator, which it might not (as Cocoa app are
want to do, sadly).
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Sean McBride, B. Eng email@hidden
Rogue Research www.rogue-research.com
Mac Software Developer Montréal, Québec, Canada
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